January 2016

Our Stake (Arlington Texas) is studying one scripture a month this year. To help families to integrate the scripture into their homes in meaningful ways, for each scripture we will share the following:

free printables of the scripture for display in the home

family home evening lessons for all types of families

ideas for memorizing the scripture

The scripture for January is 2 Nephi 31:20.

Printables

A Pocketful of LDS Prints shares several versions for free download. These are not the entire scripture, but just the tagline.

having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men.

Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end,

behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life.

Give each segment to one person (if you have more than four people in the family, have additional people work with each section; if you have fewer than four, give one or more people an additional section).

Have each person look closely at the segment he/she has, looking up the footnotes and using the Bible Dictionary to develop an understanding of the section.

Allow each person to share what he/she found out in turn. Go in order of the scripture.

To make a really special evening, create a “feast” to represent feasting upon the word of Christ. If you are interested in something simple, serve:

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